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Rent a canoe at Holmes Creek Livery in Vernon Florida

Explore nature in a canoe or kayak from Holmes Creek Livery Holmes Creek and the Choctawhatchee River are two of the most diverse paddles in the Northwest Florida Panhandle area. These journeys are abundant with wildlife including turtles, fish and a variety of birds including blue heron, ibis, egrets, warblers and woodpeckers. Holmes Creek Canoe Livery offers services from rentals to shuttles to a fun water park that includes a rope swing, water slide and diving board on the creek....

Walton County fishing report for June 1

Fishing is good, river is low! Bay: Redfish has been through the roof along with a good bit of speckled trout and large black drum in the 40 lb. plus range. Of course, this is a given – fish the grassy shallows early and middle of the bay later in the day! River: Bass being caught along with bluegill and lots of catfish. Be careful out there, the river is very low. We need some rain! Danny Copeland wants to...

E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center open house June 3

Discover this wonderful environmental learning facility Time: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Previously available exclusively to school groups, the E. O. Wilson Biophilia Center will open to the public thanks to an innovative public-private partnership between the Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC) and the Center’s visionary, M.C. Davis. Nestled within 49,000 of some of the most bio-diverse acres in the continental U.S., this amazing state-of-the-art, LEED certified educational facility offers visitors the unique opportunity to observe and interact with...

Digital Graffiti returns to Alys Beach June 11

Digital artists to display colorful work on the walls of Alys Beach Saturday, June 11 – 8:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. Digital Graffiti is a celebration of digital artistry from around the world. On June 11, artists will be projecting original works onto the town of Alys Beach’s iconic white walls. ::MAP:: Sometimes referred to as “Photon Bombing,” “Guerilla Projection” or “Urban Projection,” underground artists animation and projection technologies to cast dynamic images onto skyscrapers and other urban structures as...

Destin U.S. Coast Guard Station open house May 21

Learn about boat safety and tour the station The USCG Station Destin in conjunction with the USCG Auxiliary-Flotilla 14 will be kicking off the 2011 National Safe Boating Week (NSBW) on Saturday, May 21, 2011 with an open house from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Destin Coast Guard Station located at the NW side of the Destin bridge.  A schedule of events (attached) for the week along with a map highlight the activities to promote safe boating and water...